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Xcode

Composite Score

8.3 /10

CX Score

8.7 /10

37 Reviews Write a Review

What is Xcode?

Xcode adds powerful new team development features, perfect for working with Xcode Cloud as well as with GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab collaboration features.

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Awards & Recognition

Xcode won the following awards in the Mobile Application Testing category

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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

4 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2022

Xcode Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Xcode?

0% Negative

2% Neutral

98% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Virtual Mobile Devices

Development Use

Device and OS Versions Coverage

Process Simulation

Performance Testing

Artifact Management

Automated Testing

Functional Testing

Mobile Test Environment and Lab Management

Browser Testing

Cloud Device Farm (Physical and Simulator)

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Xcode Reviews

Sabina A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2022

Only option for now, but need improvement

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Xcode from other similar products?

Xcode is required to produce programs and utilities for the Apple ecosystem. However, there are no significant features that distinguish Xcode from other IDEs. The UI and UX experience is something I really enjoy. When compared to other tools and IDEs available, it is simple to use.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Simulators and other gadget alternatives are among my favorites. Xcode has all of the compatible devices and operating systems. The second point is that, as previously said, the UI and UX experience is superior to that of any other IDE.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Simulator disappears from time to time, and resolving this problem is a nightmare. When dealing with third-party libraries, I continually get errors, and the only way to repair them is to restart Xcode and clean the generated data. Also, derived data is accumulating too quickly, so I'm continually deleting it manually to save space.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you have an older Macbook with limited storage and RAM, upgrade to a newer model with additional storage and RAM. It will make your development process more consistent and straightforward. With the M1 chip, Xcode is now more stable and speedier.

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Security Protects
Helps Innovate
Reliable

Hamza M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Banking
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2022

Easy to use but still missing main features

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Xcode from other similar products?

To begin with, you don't have any other options for designing apps for Apple's platforms (Actually you have but they are not working quite well yet). Easy UI and UX is one of the biggest differences for me (Comparing it to Android Studio). The download and installation process is simple and uncomplicated.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Being able to use it without having to consult additional resources or tutorials. One of the aspects I enjoy about it is the new SPM integration, which eliminates the need for cocoapods and the onerous pod update procedure.

What do you dislike most about this product?

With a physical device, the wireless connection is poor. The most painful thing that disturbs me is constantly losing connection, and this is the most painful thing that disturbs me during the development process.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

First and foremost, if you're going to create applications for the Apple ecosystem, this tool is a must-have. Learning all of Xcode's features and capabilities will make the programming process much simpler.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service

Petar M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2022

Great for iOS development

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Xcode from other similar products?

Best integration with all Apple products on the market. Support is very familiar with Apple related configuration.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

How easy it is to setup

What do you dislike most about this product?

Some of the other IDEs have better AI generated autocomplete and code snippet suggestions.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Easiest setup if you are only targeting Apple devices. If you are looking for multi-platform development, consider other options.

Pros

Caring
Altruistic
Includes Product Enhancements
Security Protects

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Xcode Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Xcode?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Virtual Mobile Devices Provides multiple testing environments (Emulator and/or Simulator) to support different operating systems, legacy versions, and support for new versions.

Development Use Supports integrated development environments (IDEs) to allow for easy development and debugging on mobile devices.

Device and OS Versions Coverage Support for the mobile devices and OS versions you want to test on and when you need to test on them.

Process Simulation Ability to simulate scenarios and environments when testing your mobile apps, including taking photos, scanning QR codes, authentication, 5G vs Wi-Fi etc.

Performance Testing Run tests to ensure application performs consistently and in a stable condition, including load testing, single user performance testing, network virtualization

Artifact Management Testing artifacts can be readily created, reused, moved, and managed through baselines, reviews, approvals, releases, and audits for projects and products.

Automated Testing Ability to efficiently perform and execute automated tests of the software, including scripting, record and replay, codeless tests etc.

Functional Testing Ability to efficiently perform and execute manual tests of the software, including view and control device, app install, perform gestures etc.

Mobile Test Environment and Lab Management Create, organize, and manage mobile devices, apps, and users etc. across multiple sessions concurrently.

Browser Testing Test web apps on various desktop and mobile browsers, versions, and OSs.

Cloud Device Farm (Physical and Simulator) Enables parallel testing of mobile devices in the public and private cloud.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Xcode Reviews

Sabina A.

Only option for now, but need improvement

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Hamza M.

Easy to use but still missing main features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Petar M.

Great for iOS development

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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